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The official Kimi ga Nozomu Eien anime website has updated with news that volume 7 (to be released 25 August 2004) will contain a new "DVD version" epilogue to episode 14, new scenes and long version ED. For release details, see my 22 October 2003 entry

Some of you guessed correct about the long version ending.. This can be quite, quite good.

Anyways, Kimi is being milked, but it isn't being overly milked yet. Think Evangelion. Now THAT is milking. Kimi's just starting to be exploited, but then again it probably doesn't have as much potential as Eva to be repeatedly milked. I can see people moving on from this..

But anyways, *HINT HINT HINT* WE REALLY NEED TO KNOW WHAT IS IN THE FANDISC *HINT HINT HINT*

-original PC version
-Dreamcast version
-PS2 version
-enhanced DVD version
-way too many trading cards
-figures
-pencil boards
-wall scrolls
-an anime Tv series
-an ongoing radio series ( where Ayu reigns supreme )
-special edition anime DVDs
-Kiminozo If Fan Disc
-Several OSTs for the game
-Several OSTs for the anime ( even TAKAYUKI is getting his own image song / OST, for the love of God! )
-a novel adaptation for the game
-another friggin' novel adaptation for the anime

Enough is enough. Unlike Takayuki, I refused to be trapped in the past any further.

-original PC version
-Dreamcast version
-PS2 version
-enhanced DVD version

Any successful ero game that doesn't rely on ero usually goes this route, with maybe the exception of the last one. I find DVD versions to be actually quite nice, since it means less discs to carry around. It's not for milking purposes, but more likely so people can play it on console.

I don't think Kiminozo is up there in terms of exploitation, but there are more heavily exploited games out there. I figure Age will follow the pattern of milking a popular game until people are no longer willing to spend money on it.

I've played the Fan Disc, and yeah, it is pure cash-grab. There are some cool things in there, though...like the Extra Episode Collection, which are bits of backstory from the perspective of other characters. My favourite is definately the last one, "True Lies" -- definately a treat for fans who've played more than just one of Age's games

But, be at ease! Age has begun exploiting MuvLuv with the release of the DVD version. I guess depending on how popular or how much pull Age has, will get animated. Although I wonder how they will deal with the different timelines/universes. Lol. I'm probably not the only one who responded to the news of the Fan Disk with: "Great...but how about releasing Alternative already?!"